How often should I weigh myself?

Kkniery89

Shanel0916 wrote: »

GreyKnight120 wrote: »

I used to weigh in weekly and switched to daily. I found I was getting more stressed by this perception that I was not losing weight from week to week due to the various peaks and valleys, or conversely thinking I was losing a lot more weight than I actually was. Seeing the dips and rises from day to day makes me a lot more keenly aware of the rises and falls and causes for such. Even now I can look at some weeks where - one week ago I weighed in at less body weight - and recognize that everything is still trending downwards even if I had a high calorie/sodium/whatever day that might be causing me to retain water or otherwise weigh in higher than I normally would.

There is also an accountability factor. When I was weighing in weekly I did it on Mondays so that I would try and be extra good over the weekends, but found that I was not sticking to my eating strategy as well earlier on in the week, like just after a weigh-in. Now I still splurge a bit once in awhile, but it happens when it happens and I understand if the scale doesn't go my way for the day or two following.

Everyone is different though. That is my preference. Definitely do what you feel will work best for you!!

Totally agree with this and the accountability factor. I weigh daily, I have a fitbit so I'm able to use trendweight.com and see the downward trend regardless of the highs and lows. To me weighing daily is like a constant reminder of the task at hand.

I've been doing this ever day weigh in, since I posted this!
It's not soo bad! & I've finally gotten over my weight loss shlump and losing weight again! Thanks you guys!

Kkniery89

OneHundredToLose wrote: »

I actually superglued scales to my shoes so that I can always have the most accurate information on my progress.

Lmao that's funny as hell

alongwayoff

I weigh daily, after bathroom, before breakfast. I've noticed some interesting trends doing this (or example if I have a couple of beers, I'll be two pounds lighter the next morning. Sadly this does not last). Similarly, an insanity workout will raise my weight a little the day after but a long run won't. Carb overload makes me heavier for the next couple of days. I find it really interesting watching what other stuff does to my body. However, I don't let myself get obsessive about it. Skip a day? Not the end of the world. Doing it every day lets me pinpoint what does what to my body, so that if I get on there and the scale is higher or lower I can usually pinpoint what's caused that. I do know that this sort of thing can be dangerous mental health wise though, so I'm quite careful tracking how I feel towards it. Use it as a motivator, but don't let it rule your life.

AspenDan

I weigh too often and slightly obsess about it...right now I'm on a 1 month no weighing challenge =P

AnnPT77

I understand that everyone's temperament is different, so "when to weigh" is not the same for everyone. Personally, I'm in the "weigh daily" camp (first thing in the morning, post-bathroom, naked).

In fact, I've weighed myself daily for around a decade, even when not trying to lose weight, and logged the result. At this point, I feel like I have an excellent intuitive understanding of what causes daily fluctuations in me. This knowledge has only been enhanced by combining daily weighing with accurate food & exercise logging.

But . . . though it took a while to understand my fluctuations (up to *5 pounds* in one day, BTW, with 2-3 not at all unusual), I have never been greatly disturbed by them - more like curious. (I'm a generally low-emotion person, as background.) It is/was almost entirely water weight, BTW: I'm not a binge eater. There are various causes (carbs, salt, healing from workout or surgery, more).

Personally, I think it would disturb me more to weigh only weekly, and accidentally have that day be one on which I've gone up 2-3 pounds in water weight, and think it was *real fat gain*, even after a week of eating in deficit.

kami3006

I weigh monthly and take measurements weekly. I learn more from measurements.

SuzLink

I used to be once a week, on a Monday morning, when I woke up, before breakfast. However, I then progressed to twice a week, Monday & Friday mornings. Now, I have to admit Im an everyday checker. I don't panic or anything if I miss a day or if Im away from home & cannot do it, but I do check everyday. Some may see this progression as a negative thing, yes sometimes I think I might have a slight obsession, but I think its just a desperation to not go backwards & put my loses back on, which I have done at least 5 times previously. I don't panic if it is up, as long as it goes down within about 3 days I know it was just water weight/a heavy meal/lack of exercise, but if it stays for a week I know I need to improve my game & not slip back into old habits.

WeighToGoJudy

I agree with the poster who mentioned the EatSmart scale. Most accurate one I've ever owned. Personally, I prefer to weigh myself once a week while losing weight. I may switch to daily when I reach goal and am maintaining.

bracey100

Kkniery89 wrote: »

As a rule, I make myself wait 2 days before I weigh myself, as to not get deterred and for motivation.
It's only when the scale doesn't reflect what I thought, that is can be counter-productive.
Also, I keep thinking my scale may be off... Any recommendation on a moderately priced scale?

Once a month works for me always makes me feel really good as for scales fairly cheap as long as u use once a month hope this helps just have faith in yourself u will lose

Kkniery89

SuzLink wrote: »

I used to be once a week, on a Monday morning, when I woke up, before breakfast. However, I then progressed to twice a week, Monday & Friday mornings. Now, I have to admit Im an everyday checker. I don't panic or anything if I miss a day or if Im away from home & cannot do it, but I do check everyday. Some may see this progression as a negative thing, yes sometimes I think I might have a slight obsession, but I think its just a desperation to not go backwards & put my loses back on, which I have done at least 5 times previously. I don't panic if it is up, as long as it goes down within about 3 days I know it was just water weight/a heavy meal/lack of exercise, but if it stays for a week I know I need to improve my game & not slip back into old habits.

I love this! Excellent point